How-To receive a valid Windows 7 beta key
Because of the overloaded Microsoft servers it can be hard to get a valid key. To get a valid key the fastest just follow these simple step. Thanks to scaramonga.
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11.1.2009 The Product Key Is Not Valid Or 0xC004F061 Activation Error On Windows 7 Upgrade
When installing and upgrading to Windows 7 from previous version of operating system such as Windows XP and Windows Vista with an upgrade license, media (either Windows 7 ISO image or DVD disc) and product key, the following error message may be displayed when entering the serial key during setup.
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3.11.2009 No Surprise in XP Outperforming Vista, the Same Is Valid for Windows 2000, 95 and 3.11
With the advent of Windows Vista in 2007, the latest Windows client, and the product that could have done with a tad more refinement according to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, a barrage of criticism started orbiting the operating system.
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3.4.2008 Windows XP will be around a lot longer than you think
Over at CNET News, the bold headline reads: No more Windows XP as of 2008. And the opening line continues the theme: “Starting next year you won’t be able to buy a new PC loaded with Windows XP…”
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19.4.2007 Retrieve CD Key/Product Key From Windows Registry with Product Key Finder
You must keep CD Key/Product key of any software or application at handy place since you may not know when you will need that key again.
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9.7.2009 Neowin.net - Live Messenger 8.5 update no longer supported on XP x64
From the Inside Windows Live Messenger Team Blog: Back in November we shipped the final version of Windows Live Messenger 8.5 along with several other Windows Live applications and services.
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21.2.2008 Windows XP Home No Longer Qualifies for Windows Vista Upgrades
Windows XP Home Edition no longer qualifies for Windows Vista Business Upgrade or Upgrade + SA through Volume Licensing.
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17.10.2007 Vista upgrade invalidates your XP key
If you choose to purchase an upgrade version of Windows Vista to upgrade XP, you will no longer be able to use that version of XP.
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30.1.2007 XP: Get Updates No Matter What or Change your Product Key
If your windows installation has issues, or for some other unmentionable reason is unable to get updates from the windows server, this is what you need to do.
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27.3.2006 MS: Valid Vista Family Discount Keys Coming
Microsoft said Friday afternoon that it was in the process of issuing new keys to those who may have received invalid ones through the Vista Family Discount program.
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4.2.2007 Get Free NOD32 License with Valid Username and Password for 90-Days
NOD32 is a popular antivirus software that ranks one of the best and most accurate detection and lowest failure rate.
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19.12.2006 Could Not Find Valid System Volume Error When Installing Windows Server 2008 R2
When installing Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 with or without Hyper-V, Hyper-V Server 2008 or Hyper-V Server 2008 R2, and HPC Server 2008 or HPC Server 2008 R2, the Windows Server installation failed with “The computer could not find a valid system volume” error message.
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17.8.2009 IE 7 No Longer a Secret Agent
One surprising problem that IE 7 betas have run into over recent months is that Web sites that were coded to work specifically with IE weren't working with IE 7.
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22.9.2006 Microsoft's Sideshow No Longer On the Side
Nate Mook, Editor in Chief, BetaNews: Microsoft has been talking about "Sideshow" for years, showing off prototypes of auxiliary displays in a wide range of peripheral devices, but the technology has finally come to fruition here at CES 2007.
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10.1.2007 If Gates is right, how much longer for keyboards and mice?
It wasn't exactly Minority Report but Bill Gates' technology demonstration at the company's CEO Summit earlier Wednesday may be remembered years from now as a harbinger of the end for the keyboard and mouse era. Not today.
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15.5.2008 WPA Encryption No Longer Secure
Security researchers Erik Tews and Martin Beck have succeeded in partially cracking the WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) encryption, which until now had been considered safe.
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7.11.2008 Gates no longer the richest man in the world?
Bill Gates appears to have been dethroned as the world's richest man. But based on his past comments, he probably isn't disappointed.
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4.7.2007 Dell No Longer Supports Vista x64...and Other Rants
Let me step onto my own personal soapbox for a minute. I've always been one of those do-it-yourself, "hardcore" PC guys. I believed that the only good desktop PC was one you built yourself, and that's just what I've done for the last 10 years.
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24.10.2007 Bill Gates no longer richest man on earth
After 13 years on top, Bill Gates is no longer the richest man in the world. That honor now belongs to his friend and sometimes bridge partner Warren Buffett.
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6.3.2008 Windows 7 will give your laptop longer battery life
It's no surprise that Windows 7 is getting good reviews and praise as the operating system is proving itself to be a rock solid platform.
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2.9.2009 Windows 7 Product Key Checker to Verify Windows 7 Product Key
Windows 7 official release is set on October 23 and soon you will be able buy your own copy of Windows 7.
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9.9.2009 Press any key
Cheapest USB key
Microsoft Product Key Finder 1.0
In past we have covered product key finder, produkey & winguggle to recover product key of windows and several other installed softwares.
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6.8.2009 Change Office 2007 Product Key
When Office 2007 was RTM'ed and downloadable on MSDN I used Office Professional 2007. For my new course, SharePoint BI, which I'm writing at the moment I needed InfoPath as well.
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1.1.2007 Creating A Bootable WinPE 2.0 USB Key
Windows Preinstallation Environment (PE) 2.0 is a slimed down version of Windows (hence all the MiniNT references) that used to be the exclusive domain of OEM's providers.
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7.2.2007 Intel waiting for key update before going Vista
If it's not good enough for Intel, is it good enough for you? We're talking Microsoft's Windows Vista, which the chip giant's CEO, Paul Otellini, this week indicated has not won the backing of his technology experts.
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7.3.2007 Windows Key Enterprise v7.9.2141
Thanks to FireStorm for this download. Windows Key is a program to reset Windows security if Administrator password, secure boot password or key disk is lost.
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24.4.2007 Microsoft releases key Vista developer technologies
Microsoft on Wednesday gave developers access to a key piece of Windows Vista, months ahead of the operating system's release.
The company posted near-final versions of two software development technologies that are part of WinFX, the underlying programming model being introduced with Vista, which is slated to ship late this year.
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20.1.2006 Vista Hands On #4: Clean install with an upgrade key
I've been reading
the breathless reports this week about the "Vista upgrade loophole." Most of it is typical echo-chamber stuff, and most of the reports I've read so far have gotten the basic facts wrong.
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19.2.2007Windows XP Service Pack 3 RC2 via Windows Update (Public Availability Program)
Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 is available to the public. Specific registry settings will allow you to be offered SP3 via Windows
Update.
Download the script and run it on a machine currently running Windows XP Service Pack 2. The script sets a registry key
on your system. The registry key is required for Windows Update to recognize your machine as a valid target for Windows XP Service Pack 3 RC2.
Versions of Windows XP Service Pack 3 prior to Release Candidate 2 should be removed before attempting to use the registry key.
Windows Update will not offer Release Candidate 2 to machines with previous versions of the Windows XP Service Pack 3 beta.
It is
recommended that you apply the resulting update package to an activated, genuine copy of Windows XP, in a test environment. As with any pre-release
software, it is also recommended that you back up files and settings on your machine before applying this update package.
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20.02.2008Windows Service Pack Blocker Tool Kit
A blocking tool is available for organizations that would like to temporarily prevent installation of Service Pack updates through Windows Update.
This tool can be used with:
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (valid through March, 2008)
- Windows XP Service Pack
3 (valid for 12 months following general availability)
- Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (valid for 12 months following general
availability)
This toolkit contains three components. All of them function primarily to set or clear a specific registry key that is
used to detect and block download of Service Packs from Windows Update. You only need to use the component which best serves your organizations
computer management infrastructure.
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07.12.2007Microsoft's Vista 'Family Discount' Troubles
In the past, early adopters of
new Windows versions have had
some small hurdles to
overcome. Such hurdles may be
software incompatibility, or
lack of driver support. These
sorts of things are almost
expected with each new Windows
launch. But what would you do
if you bought Windows Vista
and your product key didn't
work. What if Microsoft had no
solution and was unwilling to
issue you a new key?
Many (if not all)
users who took advantage of
Microsoft's Vista Family
Discount have been issued
invalid installation keys and
cannot install Windows Vista
Home Premium. Microsoft
confirms that the keys are
indeed valid, but not for
Windows Vista. The CSR I spoke
with was unable to tell what
the key was for, but it did
appear to be a valid key, for
something.
Microsoft says, This is a
known issue and has been
escalated to the program
manager. When asked what could
be done I was told, I can take
your name and number and call
you back when there is a
solution. If that is not
acceptable, I can cancel your
order and issue you a refund.
I was also told, There is no
expected time period for a fix
at this time.
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01.02.2007Vista 'Family Discount' Bites Back
In the past, early adopters of
new Windows versions have had
some small hurdles to
overcome. Such hurdles may be
software incompatibility, or
lack of driver support. These
sorts of things are almost
expected with each new Windows
launch. But what would you do
if you bought Windows Vista
and your product key didn't
work? What if Microsoft had
no solution and was unwilling
to issue you a new key?
Many (if not all)
users who took advantage of
Microsoft's Vista Family
Discount have been issued
invalid installation keys and
cannot install Windows Vista
Home Premium. Microsoft
confirms that the keys are
indeed valid, but not for
Windows Vista. The CSR I spoke
with was unable to tell what
the key was for, but it did
appear to be a valid key, for
something.
Microsoft says, "This is a
known issue and has been
escalated to the program
manager." When asked what
could be done I was told, "I
can take your name and number
and call you back when there
is a solution. If that is not
acceptable, I can cancel your
order and issue you a
refund." I was also told,
"There is no expected time
period for a fix at this
time."
If
Microsoft does not have this
issue fixed very soon, they
are going to have a lot of
unhappy customers. In the past
Microsoft has just issued new
keys when this happened. Why
is Microsoft being so tight
gripped about handing out new
keys? If I purchased a valid
key, what is it for? How long
is this going to take to fix?
So many questions, so little
answers.
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31.01.2007Vista upgrade invalidates your XP key
If you choose to purchase an
upgrade version of Windows
Vista to upgrade XP, you will
no longer be able to use that
version of XP. Either on
another system, or as a
dual-boot option. The key will
be invalidated, preventing
activation.
From
Vista's EULA found
here
(PDF) :
13.
UPGRADES. To use upgrade
software, you must first be
licensed for the software that
is eligiblefor the upgrade.
Upon upgrade, this agreement
takes the place of the
agreement for the software you
upgraded from. After you
upgrade, you may no longer use
the software you upgraded
from.
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30.01.2007Windows XP Service Pack 3 SP3 RC2 Refresh
Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released updates for the operating system. This update also includes a small number of new
functionalities, which do not significantly change customers experience with the operating system.
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26.03.2008Official: Microsoft extends Windows XP's stay
Bowing to pressure from customers and computer makers, Microsoft plans to keep Windows XP around a little longer.
Large PC
manufacturers were slated to have to stop selling XP after January 31. However, they have successfully lobbied Microsoft to allow them to continue
selling PCs with all flavors of Windows XP preloaded until June 30, a further five months. Microsoft also plans to keep XP on retail shelves longer
and will allow computer makers in emerging markets to build machines with Windows XP Starter Edition until June 2010.
The move
indicates the continued demand for the older operating system, some nine months after Windows Vista hit store shelves.
In recent
weeks, several PC makers launched programs that allow new PC buyers to more easily "downgrade" their Vista Business and Vista Ultimate machines to
Windows XP. Fujitsu, which was among those lobbying for the change, has started including an XP restore disc in the box with all of its laptops
running Vista Business. ..
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28.09.2007Microsoft releases activation exploit detection update
Microsoft has released an update for Windows Vista designed to detect activation exploits that bypass product activation and that interfere with usual
Windows operation. This update is tagged as KB940510.
According to Microsoft "when the update is installed, no functionality of your
operating system will be affected. If no exploits are detected, the update silently exits. If exploits are detected, you will be provided a link to a
Web site that describes how you can remove the exploits. When the exploits are removed, you may be asked to use a valid product key to activate your
copy of Windows. If you do not want to remove the exploits, Windows may disable the exploits and then ask you to use a valid product key to activate
Windows."
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27.02.2008Verdict: XP Mode gets an F
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: I've been using Windows 7's
XP Mode feature for a
few days and I'm now ready to give you my verdict ... and it gets an F.
Don’t get me wrong. The idea behind XP Mode is a
valid one, and the fact that Microsoft is finally ready to accept that users should be able to run older versions of Windows as part of the license
for the newer OS.
But … there are problems with XP Mode, and here I’ll point out six issues with XP Mode that lead to
me giving it a failing grade...
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05.05.2009Windows XP going off market in June: What it means
Well it looks like XP is about to disappear from stores coming this June. Oh what shall I do If I still don't want to migrate to Vista? Well
actually it will probably still be for sale in stores and such but Microsoft itself will no longer sell it. Read on.
Microsoft originally
announced over a year ago that Windows XP would be going off the market in January 2008. XP was later given a brief stay of execution, to June 30,
2008. That deadline is fast approaching, which has led to much panicking from people who aren't quite sure what XP's "going off market"
means, exactly.
People are still as confused as ever. So let's take a stab at clarifying, once again, what's going to happen by
answering some frequently asked questions about XP's imminent disappearance.
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18.04.2008Vista SP1 serves up its own sets of problems
Every technology site is full of information regarding Vista SP1, even our own. But, not everyone is happy with the way it performs, for some,
entirely new problems have cropped up after installation.
While Vista SP1 will not fix existing compatibility problems
with older applications and hardware, it can improve the reliability of most systems but may introduce new complications.
The
Daytona Beach Journal Blog
reports in its test that one laptop was upgraded to Vista SP1 without problems but the test desktop reported that Vista was no longer valid after the
installation and wanted a new license key.
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19.12.2007What's Genuine About Windows
Genuine Advantage?
An article over at
Microsoft-Watch has been
posted about what Windows
Genuine Advantage is all
about. In short it was
mentioned that the first time
you run the WGA validation
check, Microsoft's servers
collect the following
information:
The Windows XP product key,
PC Manufacturer, Operating
system version, PC BIOS
information and User locale
setting and language.
In the past WGA
pinged your system everyday to
see if your notifications are
running, not if you're valid.
This changed on June 8th
where it now pings your system
every 14 days. According to
Microsoft, no identifying
system or user information is
sent to Microsoft as part of
this check.
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10.06.2006Microsoft to ease XP activation with SP3
Microsoft Corp. will change how users activate Windows XP when Service Pack 3 launches in the first half of 2008, a company white paper said.
New installations of Windows XP SP3 will give users the same 30-day grace period currently offered to Windows Vista customers before they're
required to enter a product activation key, the 25-character code that proves the copy is legitimate.
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28.12.2007Dell to Sell Windows XP Professional with PCs Through 2009
In a letter to some of Dells customers, they said that " XP Professional is available for OEM installation on your Dell PC purchases through at
least 2009 and likely longer." The "official" OEM and retail end date from Microsoft is June 30, 2008, just a few weeks away. There has been
much talk of whether Microsoft would bow to the demand of the consumers to keep XP alive, and with this it is still hard to tell if Dell bought a
years stock of licenses ahead of time, or if this is the precursor to an announcement from Microsoft.
Dell's plan for users is to have
Windows XP Professional installed on their machines, but include the Vista install disk for when they are ready to upgrade. "With XP installed,
we will send media for both Vista and XP with each PC so that when you are ready to migrate to Vista you may at no addition upgrade cost." The
demand seems high, so let's hope others follow suit to allow companies the time and resources to fully upgrade.
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10.06.2008Microsoft extends Windows XP's stay
Bowing to pressure from customers and computer makers, Microsoft plans to keep Windows XP around a little longer.
Large PC manufacturers
were slated to have to stop selling XP after January 31. However, they have successfully lobbied Microsoft to allow them to continue selling PCs with
all flavors of Windows XP preloaded until June 30, a further five months. Microsoft also plans to keep XP on retail shelves longer and will allow
computer makers in emerging markets to build machines with Windows XP Starter Edition until June 2010. The move indicates the continued demand for the
older operating system, some nine months after Windows Vista hit store shelves.
"This allows the installed base of Windows XP users more
time to manage the transition to Vista, which is important for some smaller companies with limited resources," Paul Moore, senior director of mobile
product marketing for Fujitsu, said in a statement.
Dell also said it support's Microsoft's decision. "We believe the additional time
will help some customers to prepare for the transition from XP to Vista," the company said in a statement. Microsoft, for its part, sought to
downplay the impact of the move, disagreeing with the notion that there is still strong demand for XP.
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28.09.2007Windows XP Definitely Dead In June
A spokeswoman for Microsoft says that, despite what Steve Ballmer said last week, Windows XP will no longer be supported after this June. Confusing
the matter even more is the fact that OEMs can still continue to sell XP in certain circumstances.
"We feel we've made the right
accommodations for customers in certain segments who may need more time to transition to Windows Vista," she said. "But as Steve noted, we maintain
a constant stance of listening to our customers and our partners. That's what is guiding our plan, and will continue to guide us going forward."
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29.04.2008Making the G1's battery live longer than a soap bubble
Reckless usage of any 3G device, including T-Mobile's G1, can kill a fully charged battery in a matter of hours. With the benefit of history and some
key Android apps, G1 owners can take precautions to extend their battery lives...
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24.10.2008Symantec false positive cripples thousands of Chinese PCs
A signature update to
Symantec's anti-virus
software crippled thousands of
Chinese PCs Friday when the
security software took two
critical Windows .dll files
for malware.
According to numerous blog
entries from Chinese computer
users, a virus signature
database seeded yesterday
mistook two system files of a
Chinese edition of Windows XP
SP2 as a Trojan horse which
Symantec dubs
"Backdoor.Haxdoor." The
anti-virus software -- Norton
AntiVirus, for example, or the
anti-virus component of the
Norton 360 or Norton Internet
Security suites -- then
quarantined the netapi32.dll
and lsasrv.dll files.
"With these files
removed, Windows XP will no
longer start up, and even the
system Safe Mode no longer
functions," said one user
writing to the
alt.comp.anti-virus newsgroup
this morning...
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19.05.2007Microsoft Has Verisign Revoke Atsiv Certificate
Microsoft Corp. last week
slammed the door on a free
utility out of Australia that
outflanked one the company's
touted security features in
Windows Vista by having the
program's digital certificate
revoked.
LinchpinLabs' Atsiv
utility, released July 20,
used a signed driver to load
other, unsigned code, into the
Vista kernel, according to
U.S.-based Symantec Corp.
researcher Ollie Whitehouse.
Atsiv, said Whitehouse, thus
let users circumvent a feature
of the 64-bit version of Vista
that allows only
digitally-signed code to be
loaded into the operating
system's kernel. The digital
signing requirement is one way
Vista tries to stymie hackers
from infiltrating the kernel
-- the heart of the OS --
with, among other things,
rootkit cloaking technologies
that hide malware from
security software.
"This is rootkit
behavior," said Whitehouse
last Monday.
Atsiv's developers, on the
other hand, have touted the
utility as a tool useful for
loading unsigned, but
legitimate, drivers into Vista
64-bit.
Friday,
Microsoft announced it had
worked with VeriSign, the
company that provided the
certificate to LinchpinLabs,
to have the code signing key
revoked, said Scott Field, a
Windows security architect in
a posting to the Vista
security team's blog.
"VeriSign has revoked the
code signing key used to sign
the Atsiv kernel driver
, which means the code
signing key will no longer be
considered valid," Field
said.
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Microsoft: Vista SP1 Demand Behind XP SP3 Delay
Microsoft on Tuesday said that due to "high customer demand" for Vista service pack 1, MSDN and TechNet subscribers will have to wait longer than
the general public to get their hands on Windows XP service pack 3.
In an email to ChannelWeb, a spokesperson said Microsoft
expects to make XP SP3 available for download to TechNet and MSDN subscribers on May 2, three days
after it begins distributing XP SP3 via Windows Update and the Download Center.
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